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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Carline Lobarie <carolinelobarie01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Carline Lobarie <carolinelobarie@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 01:42:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear in the Lord


Dear in the Lord,

Greetings
in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I know that God will give
you the desire and interest to digest this humble history, but may be as
foreign to you believe my story, but I know the reason and wisdom of
the whole - Powerful Almighty God created the heavens and the earth
humbly understood and accepted my proposal to continue, despite not
having known or seen before, but I know the distance is not an obstacle
to the divine mission.

You may not know the sender of the email. I
received your e - mail files to find people online trust. Let me start
by introducing myself. Lobarie'm Caroline. I am married to Dr. Michel
Lobarie former Ambassador of Kuwait here in Ivory Coast. When my husband
was alive he deposited the sum of 3.5 million (3.5 million in the
United States), which are investment properties and capital market were
removed with a bank. Presently, this money is still in bank. My doctor
told me that I have few months to live due to the cancerous problems I
am suffering.

I decided to get out of this fund to you and ask
you to use this gift which comes from the bottom of my husband at the
end of s "can keep widowers, widows, orphans, the poor, the oppressed,
children with disabilities, sterile - women random and are economically
or physically ill.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give
you the contact of the bank in Ivory Coast. Furthermore, I will send my
wishes and provide the certificate of deposit and a proven ability to
help this fund since early advantage.
My happiness is that I lived a
life worthy of emulation. Come back every day in prayer throughout his
life. Please assure me that you will act like I asked here.

May God bless us,
Caroline Lobarie.

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